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Positive Sum No. 4 is the Founders Issue. A recognition of the builders of our time: people who connect imagination with execution and turn what once seemed impossible into practical, scalable progress. Across advanced nuclear energy, frontier research, and next-generation batteries, these founders are creating the technologies and institutions that will shape how we live.

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X-ENERGY

Builds advanced small modular reactors powered by proprietary TRISO-X fuel pebbles to deliver safe, reliable, carbon-free energy around the clock.

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CHAI DISCOVERY

Designs medicines on computers using AI models that simulate molecular interactions, with the aim of creating druglike antibodies that reach the clinic faster.

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EMERSON CONSEQUENTIAL SCHOLARS

Equips ambitious PhDs and postdocs at Stanford and MIT with the entrepreneurial mindset, narratives, and pathways to translate frontier research into real-world impact.

ANTHRO ENERGY

Develops polymer electrolytes that replace the flammable liquids inside lithium-ion batteries, improving safety, performance, and durability under heat, pressure, and flex.

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JONY IVE & SAM ALTMAN

Jony Ive and Sam Altman join Laurene Powell Jobs for a conversation about design, intelligence, San Francisco, and the creative process behind building a new generation of technology.

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